I really don't promote carpet bombing Decker. I am tired of people saying the military isn't the power that it portrays itself to be. I just wish people would realize that if we were allowed to use our power they wouldn't be saying that.
I'm not accusing you of anything. I wouldn't do that.
I have no doubt that with our nuclear capabilities we could destroy any enemy on earth several times over.
Life is as simple as one chooses to make. If one has related concerns mitigating the drive to utterly destroy the enemy, such as worries of civilian casualties, then alternatives to that type/style of victory must be sought. If those concerns for loss of innocent lives are negligible, then carpet bombing is not difficult to envision.
I'd like to think that before we annihilate a city or countryside, we consider all the ramifications of our actions.